COOL TOOL OF THE DAY is Tech Mailings Guy's (TMG) kind of Web site and newsletter. I love shareware, especially freeware, and Cool Tool is the place to get it. They also run contests now and again so you can win free stuff, and they do great reviews of the tech gadgets out there that we all crave. They run a Tech Term of the Day, too. And it's all done with a lot of style and a sense of humor. Let's see, can I say anything else complimentary about these folks? Give me some time.
Here's a sample of the humor I was talking about:
" Today's Tech: Ti Slider Hardcase for Palm V
"Sometimes you have to listen to the children. When the 'Long Boom' issue of Wired came out, my then 11 year old son read the breathless cover copy about our techno utopian global economy and said: 'That sounds like a load of crap.' A few days ago, he spent some time playing with the new Ti Slider Hardcase from RhinoSkin before announcing: 'This thing stinks.' Gee son, tell us what you really feel."
I'll admit it: I could read copy like that all day.
Their free newsletter will come to your e-mail in-box every day if you subscribe, keeping you updated on the great offerings you can download from their site and the newest tech gadget being reviewed. But you figured that out, right?
But let's get to the fun stuff, the cool tools you can learn about from this site. Here's one recent example which TMG has already used.
"In celebration of Andres' success, we've found a CoolTool that will help you play harmless jokes on your friends and colleagues.
"So it may be out of season, but AprilFools.com is a mecca of jokes and other foolishness. A lot of what you can do on this site is free. They have a section of bogus web sites that are really well done. Just enter some info about the sucker you're sending it to, and BAM! Instant entertainment! We hate to admit it, but we've been tricked by some of the pages that were sent to us!
"Send someone you know a bogus award for their website. Or set them up with a virtual psychic who knows a little too much about them (because you supplied the answers ahead of time!) There's enough here to get the same person at least a few times before they start catching on!"
So what are you waiting for? Click through for the subscription information and start collecting your Cool Tools every day. You'll be glad you did. Highly Recommended.
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